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MX Foot Peg Widener

07-13-2010, 06:15 AM

Vintage motocross bikes pre 85 and older had very small foot pegs. These small pegs offered little grip in the wet and have evolved over the years to the large ones of today.
To bring these pegs up to date you can purchase large new ones if someone is manufacturing them for the bike you have, if not you can improve the existing ones by welding wideners on. There are some companies that manufacture wideners which can be purchased and welded on. I decided to make a set for one of my bikes and this is how I did it. This is not the only way to make them and this whole thread can be concided as entertainment by those that all ready know all there is is know.

First I purchased some 20 x 3mm stainless steel plate.
I then marked it up and started drilling out the holes required to make the serrated pattern I like.

Comment

Hi Rob Tech,
They are not that hard to make and they can be made out of mild steel as well.
I was going to make them out of titanium but 3mm or 1/8" Ti plate is hard to come by. I have 1.6mm or 1/16" Ti plate but it would act like a knife and cut through my boot, I also have 5mm or 1/4" Ti plate but this would be overkill.
Ti would have to be bolted on to rather than just welding on. Chrome molly would work great as well if you have access to it in plate form.